Jack Pearson 2011
Jack Pearson, Musician and Storyteller, conducted a series of programs on music, bullying, character, reading, and American history.
Event Dates, Locations and Attendance at each individual event:
1. 11/29/2010 - Head Start Program at the McIntosh Community Center - 18, Head Start Program at the Fosston Library - 28.
2. 12/01/2010 - Head Start Program in the small gymnasium of Breckenridge Elementary School - 74, “I Love to Read” program at the Breckenridge Library - 23, “I Love to Read” program at the Rothsay LINK Site - 14.
3. 12/02/2010 - Head Start Program at the Detroit Lakes Library - 65, “I Love to Read” program at the Moorhead Library - 20
4. 12/03/2010 - “The 3 R’s of Character” program at Robert Asp Elementary School in Moorhead - 700, “You and Me, Bully Free” program at Ellen Hopkins Elementary School in Moorhead - 250, “On the American Trail” program at S. J. Reinertsen Elementary School in Moorhead - 400.
1,592 people attended the presentations,
• Partner Organization(s): Head Start
• Partner Organization(s) Contribution/Role in the Program:
Four of the presentations were solely for the Head Start programs in McIntosh, Fosston, Breckenridge, and Detroit Lakes. Head Start publicized these specific presentations and provided refreshments and supplies as needed.
Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, pre-test/post-test, observations; Describe proposed end user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status.• An awareness of books as doors to information and imagination• An enhanced appreciation of the kinship among songs, stories and books• A greater awareness of the variety of folk instruments in American music• An appreciation for the richness of our cultural and ethnic diversity• An opportunity to ask questions about folk instruments and to learn to play the spoons• A deepened grasp of what songwriting is and the many considerations it involves• Heightened awareness of the dynamics of storytelling as a co-creative partnership between teller and listener
A summary of survey results are:Please rate the quality of this program: (Using 1-5 scale, with 5 being excellent and 1 being poor)
- Not rated - (0), 1- (0), 2 - (0), 3 - (0), 4 - (4), 5 - (40), Average (4.80)
What did you like best about the program?
- Everything (3)
- The stories tied in to song
- Storytelling & music (2)
- Playing & sharing of all the different instruments!
- Dancing man
- The energy
- The talent shared by Jack
- Banjo
- The dancing wooden toy
- The singing and guitar
- He made it fun for everyone
- Using the instruments
- Spoons (3) & Gingerbread man
- The Singing (3)
- The hands on opportunity for the kids
- The music
- Excellent projection, skills and very age appropriate
- He was very creative and sweet; the children loved him; and I learned new instruments I hadn't heard of yet!
- Interactive/storytelling
- The story telling with the music
- All the instruments
- He kept the audience interested and involved, he had great control over the audience, he knew his material
- The message and the musical engagement
- Very engaging & great message!!
- The songs and showing the sounds of the instruments
- Moved at a great pace - kept students engaged
- How animated & engaging Mr. Pearson was with the children
- The musical talent and variety of instruments were appealing
- Ability to engage ALL our 5thgraders - so many kids w/diverse backgrounds & interests were involved & having a GREAT time learning.
- He was educational, very entertaining, talented & fun.My 5thgraders loved the performance, and were familiar with a lot of what he shared (Soc. Studies).
- Showing the different instruments & talking about them
- The banjo music
- The kids loved it!
- It was interesting, informative and fun
- Songs
- The jaw harp and that I could buy one afterward
- The different music things like the jaw harp, egg shaker, the nose flute and limber jack.
What did you expect to learn or experience with this program? Were your expectations met?
- Didn't know
- Entertainment (3)
- A wonderful musical experience for me & my son
- New stories/songs for my children
- Reading important & fun
- That books and reading are magical!
- The reading is important
- Read & have music
- Happiness & creativity
- It was enjoyable for the kids
- Something educational
- Exceeded
- To see the kids have a good time
- Giving kids ideas of musical items
- Just to enjoy the night with my son, doing things that he can enjoy or learn
- We were expecting a great experience
- Yes (25)
- A fun, entertaining time!
- To her stories
- I expected character education in an entertaining manner and that is what we got
- I thought he was very good at talking about character
- We expected to be entertained & we definitely were!
- I expected folk tales, music & historical information
- Awesome! So enthusiastic
- I had no idea what to expect
- I wanted to learn about America history
- Nice program
- I didn't have any expectations
- New books
- To learn something the kids would enjoy
What other programs would you like to see offered at the library?
- Storytelling, music, dance (2)
- The more the better
- Zoo animals (2)
- More story telling
- Anything similar where the kids interact with the entertainer
- Science
- Something w/ autism
- Similar ones (6)
- Any kind of kid friendly shows
- Author programs
- More songs
Prior to this program, have you ever attended a program at the library or sponsored by the library?
- Yes (29), No(15)
How did you hear about the program?Program flier - 6Information/poster at the library - 2Information/poster in the community - 1Library newsletter - 1Library web site - 1Newspaper/magazine - 7Radio - 0Television - 0From library staff - 13From another person - 15 Check your age range:Birth to 5 (10), 6-17 (9), 18-54 (26), 55 and over (8) What is your zip code? 56520 (10) 58075 (3) 56542 (6) 56646 (1) 56621 (3) 56742 (1) 56556 (3) 56736 (1) 56560 (8) 58103 (1) 56529 (1) 58014 (1) 58102 (1) 56579 (3) Do you have a current library card? Yes - 36 No - 5 NA - 2# of evaluations received: 45